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Photo #: NH 65040

S.S. Walter A. Luckenbach (American Freighter, 1918)

Underway on her trial trip, 30 May 1918, after completion of
her construction by the Seattle Construction and Dry Dock Company,
Seattle, Washington.
This ship was placed in commission on 9 June 1918 as USS Walter
A. Luckenbach (ID # 3171). Following service as a cargo ship
and transport, she was returned to her owner, the Luckenbach
Steamship Company, on 28 July 1919.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

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